I read Leo’s post “What the exercise habit did for me”. His last line was: “It’ll change your life.”
And I am floored.
My life has changed big time in the last 36 months. And it’s not just due to exercise. It’s because of everything. I made so many changes, I think I am a different person. I am still M.E with the same personality, but with new and renewed habits!
What changed? My way of thinking, my way of living, my way of breathing.
Let me count the ways.
1. Regular Running. I started running back in 2009, or maybe it was 2010. It was 10 minutes once a week. I slowly built it up. Then to get me in a straight line, I made a vow to join the City2Surf 14K funrun annually. An annual event will drive me to keep going. But then I fell in love with running in the meantime. And so I kept upping my goals. In 2014, I found myself signing up for my very first half marathon scheduled in May. My running journal can be found here.
2. Daily Writing. Without writing, my running will not be as sweet. Because I delved, analysed, and dissected my experiences with my daily practice wruddy writing. My emotions are magnified and relived. “Bleeding” in my daily writing has proven to be the key in waking me up. I have never been so awake and so seeing in my entire life.
3. Expressing myself unguardedly. I found friends who get me; who connected with my new habits. Friends who share intimate stories with me. I realised that we are all in the same boat, everybody is just ‘winging it‘. The key is to open up and share bravely. Oh how beautiful and vulnerable we all are. How perfectly imperfect! {A must read!}
4. Daily exercise. Yoga, Pilates, Running, Lifting. They all contribute to my health and mental wellbeing. I am a more confident person. I smile a whole lot. I take pictures of myself a whole lot. I like how I look, I like how I feel.
I like to enjoy my moments. Life Is Good. I Feel Complete.
Are you on a journey too?
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